Senior Site Design Manager - Education
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. - Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022![Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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Senior Site Design Manager - Education
VHB has an immediate need for a Senior Site Design Manager - Education to help expand our growing institutional practice in the Mid-Atlantic region. The successful candidate must be knowledgeable in education (Higher-ed and K-12) capital project design/permitting and/or education campus planning and design with existing relationships and contacts at the decision-making level within the region. In addition to aiding in the development of a market growth strategy, the Education Sector Leader will be responsible for managing key client relationships, coordinating project teams, and overseeing education and other key institutional projects in the region. The position requires a proven ability to develop business, establish meaningful client relationships, manage projects, and coach and mentor staff.
Responsibilities
Conducts market research and analysis and collaborates with the Regional Market Leader and regional leadership team to set a vision and strategy for the education sector within the region
Proactively leads the strategy and actions necessary to further build and grow a dynamic team of institutional focused industry professionals that includes civil engineers, structural engineers, transportation planners and designers, environmental permitting specialists, geomatics specialists, and technologists
Generates new business development opportunities and strategizes, leads, and delivers winning technical proposals
Sets the strategic direction and drives tactical initiatives that will further strengthen and enhance the existing education practice in the region
Partners with the Regional Institutional Market Leader and Regional Marketing Director to lead go/no-go and strategic partnering decisions on key pursuits
Provides key client relationship and contract management leadership.
Serve as Principal-in-Charge or Senior Project Manager on select education and other key institutional projects
Establishes and tracks project milestones as well as quarterly business goals
Teams with the Regional Marketing Director to plan, coordinate, and participate in external visibility/promotional efforts
Skills and Attributes
Must have a demonstrated track record of successfully delivering education campus projects, generating new business, maintaining an existing network of industry contacts, and preparing winning proposals
Must be knowledgeable in education campus planning and/or capital project engineering and execution
Must bring a strong bias for action and drive business performance focusing on sustained success.
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
External market presence and strong market visibility activity
Strong presentation skills
Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills including the ability to coach and mentor staff and successfully manage and coordinate integrated services projects
Critical thinker, must demonstrate a superior ability to facilitate collaborative problem solving with clients, partners, and key project stakeholders
Qualifications
Successful candidate will have a minimum of 10-15+ years of relevant experience in education campus planning and/or engineering and project management
Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, transportation planning, environmental planning, or a related field; Master’s degree is preferred.
Professional license or certification is preferred.
Experience managing teams and coaching staff members
Must possess strong communication and project management skills
Regional Education Sector Leader is a full-time position. To support market team effectiveness and positive team building, role requires that a minimum of 50% of time be deployed ‘in-office’.
The base salary range for this position is $160,000 - 220,000. This offer is determined based on a number of job-related factors including internal comparators, skills, education, training, credentials, experience, scope and complexity of role responsibilities and geographic location. In addition, VHB offers a holistic benefits package which can be found here.
We are VHB! We’re an inspired and innovative team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Our work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, and contribute to economic vitality. We do this while balancing development and infrastructure needs with stewardship of our environment.
Our people make us great! VHB provides a differentiating employee experience, which includes:
Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation
Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects
Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards
Focus on learning, development, and career growth
Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace
We are consistently rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30+ offices on the East Coast. We’re growing, and we hope you’ll join us!
VHB is a proud Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion—supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. All individuals receive consideration for employment based on their qualifications without discrimination for race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, marital status, or any other basis protected by law.
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